Yoga as exercise? Well… that’s exactly what it becomes when it’s practiced mindlessly, devoid of its philosophical traditions, or when it misses the point entirely—yoga is about the mind or it isn’t really yoga at all. Indeed, there are many more efficient ways to get exercise. My favorite: HIIT workouts, for instance. The point is that this may be the time for those of us who teach yoga, to share more of what it is, and exactly what it isn’t. Only then will it be more than just a passing fad, o

Let’s briefly talk about the intersection of Yoga and Tantra. This is where you find the fullest expression of the yoga practice that most of us are approaching when we do a physical practice. Whereas we find all of the essential elements that we’ve come to associate to Yoga—asana, musta, chakra, pranayama, chanting, meditation, visualization, and on, and on. In tantra, we find them all woven together into a singular system, one that has the potential to heal, and emiven us at every level. | Rod

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